The SNCF

SNCF

The SNCF , is France's national state-owned railway company. SNCF operates the country's national rail services, including the TGV, France's high-speed rail network...

 Class BB 37000 "Prima"

Prima (locomotive)

Prima is a family of railway diesel and electric locomotives built by Alstom. Manufacturing began in the late 1990s, and by 2008 Alstom had sold 1750 Prima locomotives...

 electric locomotive

Electric locomotive

An electric locomotive is a locomotive powered by electricity from overhead lines, a third rail or an on-board energy storage device...

s are currently being built by Alstom

Alstom

Alstom is a large multinational conglomerate which holds interests in the power generation and transport markets. According to the company website, in the years 2010-2011 Alstom had annual sales of over €20.9 billion, and employed more than 85,000 people in 70 countries. Alstom's headquarters are...

. These locomotives are the triple-voltage version of the Class BB 27000

SNCF Class BB 27000

The SNCF Class BB 27000 "Prima" electric locomotives were built by Alstom between 2001–2005. These are dual-voltage freight-only locomotives; they are not fitted with a 1500 V DC electrical line for train heating and accessories. One hundred and eighty of the locomotives, numbered 27001–27180,...

. Sixty of these locomotives, numbered 37001-37060, have been ordered by Fret SNCF for international freight traffic.
37007 was destroyed in the terrible Zoufftgen train accident on 11 October 2006.

Names

• 37039 - Custines
  Custines
  Custines is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France....
  
  /Böbingen
  Böbingen
  Böbingen is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany....